"Are you worsted in a fight?
Are you cheated of your right?
Laugh it off.
Don't make tragedies of trifles.
Don't shoot butterflies with rifles.
Laugh it off.
Does your work get into kinks?
Are you near all sorts of brinks?
Laugh it off.
If it's sanity you're after,
There's no recipe like laughter
Laugh it off." Taken from Modern Methods as shared in Streams in the Desert 2 complied by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman - Lettie Burd Cowman (March 3, 1870 – April 17, 1960), also known as L.B. Cowman, was an American writer and author of the devotional books Streams in the Desert and Springs in the Valley. Cowman published her books under the author name Mrs. Charles E. Cowman. She was also one of the cofounders of The Oriental Missionary Society (later known as OMS International, and eventually One Mission Society).
"Who of us has not desired vengeance at some point in our lives? God has placed a desire for justice in each of our hearts. So when we face injustice, it is very tempting to want to take justice into our own hands. We see it in the little child, who, when hit, immediately hits back. We see it in the teenager who has been publicly embarrassed by a friend; he not only cuts that friend out of his life, but looks for a way to heap embarrassment on him as well. We see it in a marriage, when one of the spouses curses the other with the silent treatment for a couple of days because he or she has been hurt. We really do find it easier to make war than to make peace, and we often wish that God would make war with others on our behalf." Paul David Tripp in New Morning Mercies, a Daily Gospel Devotional. See Romans 12:14 - 21. Basically the Bible says to 1. Never repay evil for evil, 2. Work to live in peace with everyone, and 3. Overcome evil with good.
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